Phaser was a Washington, D.C. band writing, performing and recording from 1998 - 2005. They released four records including 'Silverscreen Daydream' (1998), 'Skydive' (2000), 'Sway' (2001) and 'Sleeper' (2005). Their record 'Sway' was re-released in 2003 on Emperor Norton Records. They performed with bands such as Spiritualized. Interpol, Gomez, Grandaddy, and Black Rebel Motorcycle Club. Their last EP, 'Sleeper' was released in 2005. Singer, bassist, and keyboardist Boris Skalsky and guitarist Paul Wood now have a band Dead Heart Bloom that released a series of EPs in 2008 and is working on new material in 2010. Boris Skalsky has also released a solo record, ' First Songs '. Siayko Skalsky went on to record and write solo material. Mike Reina also has started his own band The Jackfields .
REVIEWS
"Awash in sleepy, swirling vocals and dreamy delay, invokes Spiritualized as much as Floyd. An unforgettable band." - Doug Levy, College Music Journal
"Whether the band's music is climbing to weighty wall-of-sound rock crescendos on 'Life and Illusion', or is curling up in spooky, langourous folds of sonic silk, its depth and beauty is hard to ignore." - Rolling Stone Online
"If an established genius like, say, Beck or Dylan shaped a disc as lovely and accomplished as Phaser's debut, "Sway," it would be hailed as a career pinnacle. The D.C.-based indie rock quartet has created a staggering album filled with sultry symphonic shoegazer rock, rousing gospel-folk, forgivable Pink Floydian noodlings and classic piano balladry. Call it a career breakthrough." - Linda Laban, Boston Herald
